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CANONSBURG, Pa., -- ANSYS Inc., a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced its support for the full suite of HP's new family of AlphaServer systems. The availability of ANSYS' advanced engineering simulation solutions on HP's new high-performance servers enables users to simulate and analyze designs faster and more efficiently. ANSYS and HP are long-standing partners, with a mutual dedication to meeting the evolving engineering simulation needs of ANSYS customers. This new generation of HP servers provides the increased performance, reliability and scalability that complements the recent release of ANSYS(R) 7.0. This latest suite of engineering simulation tools from ANSYS allows companies to apply simulation and virtual prototyping throughout the product development process, from design concept to final-stage testing and validation. "HP continues to provide technology that keeps pace with the demands of ANSYS customers," said Sam Murgie, Technical Fellow at ANSYS. "ANSYS' industry-leading engineering simulation solutions and HP's high-performance HP EV7-based AlphaServers is a powerful combination, providing our users with the hardware and software resources they need to take on today's most complex product development projects." Steve Joachims, director of HPTC Marketing and Solutions for HP, said, "The announcement by ANSYS of support for HP's EV7-based AlphaServer systems demonstrates the strength of their long-standing relationship, and their commitment to deliver world-class engineering solutions to their joint customers. In this highly competitive environment, new products with clear customer value are essential to the engineering community, and the product development process is the focus of competitive advantage. The combination of ANSYS' widely used simulation tools with HP products and services ensures our joint customers will enhance their processes and deliver superior products to the market at less cost."